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cypress tree

from boat with no oars by mary bue

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what are your knees for, dear cypress tree?
i watch you from my window, knee deep in mystery
knee deep in swamp water and seasonally in drought
what are your knees for?
i have to find out
i have to find out.

hannah says the knees could be
to help the tree breathe
and they may provide some extra support according to zeke
and natalie paints them and she paints the orchids too
take me on an orchid hunt
want to be surrounded by you
wanna be surrounded by you

i want knees like a cypress tree to help me breathe
i want knees like a cypress tree to help support me
i need knees like a cypress tree the help me breathe
i need knees like a cypress tree to catch a little peace

what are your knees for, dear cypress tree?
i watch you from my window,
knee deep in mystery
knee deep in swamp water and seasonally in drought
what are your knees for?
i have to find out
i have to find out

but in the meantime
come on, natalie,
let's go dancing in miami
i'll wear the dress that jessi gave sarah
and sarah gave me
oh come on, natalie
let's go dancing in miami
i'll wear the shoes that grandma used to dance in
when grandpa came back from the navy

what are your knees for, dear cypress tree?
i watch you from my window, knee deep in mystery
knee deep in swamp water and seasonally in drought
what are your knees for?
i have to find out.
i have to find out.

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from boat with no oars, released April 17, 2007
recorded at third ear studios by tom herbers, minneapolis

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mary bue Minneapolis, Minnesota

“If intimacy intrigues you and makes you into a skittish peeping tom, then be sure to catch Bue at her next performance.” – Alan Sparhawk, Low

Mary Bue is a songwriter, international retreat guide & yoga teacher based out of Minneapolis, often roaming this beautiful world. Named Best Songwriter of 2020 by City Pages, her music traverses love, loss, dreams, survival, healing, & natural world.
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